Melissa McCoy
Atlanta, GA (USA)
Role(s):
VP/SVP/Dept Head
Tubing Operations for Humanitarian Logistics (T.O.H.L)
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Location:
Atlanta
Industry:
Engineering
Year Founded:
2010
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Growth (not profitable)
Entity Type:
Not Incorporated
Description:
T.O.H.L. uses coiled tubing technology common in the petroleum industry to deliver relief at rapid pace and in large quantities to areas that are made inaccessible by disasters or are inherently difficult to reach by land, as is the case with wildfires. Allowing the establishment of a continuous supply line for fluids or small-sized medical provisions, T.O.H.L. has the potential to redefine tactical disaster response operations, at an operational cost that is considerably less than that of its most direct competition, helicopters.
Currently, T.O.H.L. seeks funding to finance a pilot project in Nicaragua that would demonstrate on a full-scale the operational viability as well as advantages of the concept relative to conventional methods. To meet this end, T.O.H.L. is currently pursuing both private investors as well as the option of crowd-funding the project using the online portal called (URL removed), with the latter option in its final stage.